GTX 980: Is it 4K ready? Good enough to replace 680?

[Swordsman90]

As the title implies, I have two simple questions: Is the new 980 able to cope with the demands of 4K gaming & video rendering at close to 60 fps. In addition, is it a worthy upgrade from a GTX 680? Before that I had a 550 Ti, and the performance jump I'd seen was four-fold. i bought a 1080p screen shortly after. Or am I better off getting another 680 in SLI?

Thanks & all advice will be taken in good faith.

 

[Novuake]

I don't know, what do you think ? 😀

Source : http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980/26.html

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Yes for some games, no for some others. On BF4, you'd get ~50 FPS on High, while on Crysis 3, you'd get ~30 FPS on High. You'd need to get to medium-high settings for 60 FPS.

Also, 980 is more suited for higher resolutions than 680, even in SLI. I'd expect similar results, besides the fact that in future you can add another 980 and go all pro, but you certainly wouldn't add a third 680, so yes the upgrade from a single 680 is worth it.

 

[cemerian]

for 4k there is no single card that could even handle 30fps on high settings not to mention 60fps, for 1440p the card will be good enough but there is nothing for 4k and 4k isn't 1600p its 2160p

 

[boju]

Agreed with above but just keep in mind even though the 980 with 4GB Vram is capable, more so sli, the point of 4k will depend on your monitor. Monitors are just too small <30" to notice much from 1080p, maybe for a TV @ 70"+ would you notice more depending how close you're sitting.

 

[Swordsman90]

I'll be staying with my 680 for a while, my minimum upgrade timeframe is about 12 months, depending on if anything big changes anytime soon.

 

[pokeman]

I have two 680 OC's. One of them runs battlefield at 60 fps at 1080p, so I only use one and lent my brother the other.

I'll let you know how they handle 4K once I get a 4K screen (I should be getting it around Christmas)

 

[kapper]

I have the GTX780Ti

I have the LG 3440 x1440 resolution monitor

I play BF4 at high setting a get 70fps minimum

 

[cemerian]

there is quite a huge gap between 3440x1440 and 4096 x 2160

 

[Novuake]

Necro, why?, please, don't...